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Douglas Libraries ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ. ๐ŸŒด
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Presented by Catbird Theatre ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ is landing at Mossman Library these school holidays, bringing a wonderfull...
24/06/2026

Presented by Catbird Theatre ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ is landing at Mossman Library these school holidays, bringing a wonderfully odd mix of gothic poetry, puppetry, costumes, movement, and music. If youโ€™ve got a young theatreโ€‘lover at home โ€” or a child who enjoys something a little quirky โ€” this is one to lock into your holiday plans.

Itโ€™s imaginative, a bit mysterious, and a great way to introduce kids to performance art in a fun, accessible way.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday 7 July | โฐ 10:30AM | ๐Ÿ‘ง Ages 6+ | ๐Ÿšซ No bookings required

A perfect midโ€‘holiday outing for families staying local.

One to put in diary in pen! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Wonga Beach State School State School St Augustine's Primary School, Mossman Miallo State School Daintree State School Port Douglas State School Julatten State School Alexandra Bay State School

๐ŸŒŸ One Week to Go โ€” School Holiday Fun at Mossman LibraryThe countdown is on. With school holidays just a week away, Moss...
22/06/2026

๐ŸŒŸ One Week to Go โ€” School Holiday Fun at Mossman Library

The countdown is on. With school holidays just a week away, Mossman Library is gearing up for three free, familyโ€‘friendly activities designed to keep kids entertained right here in Douglas.

If youโ€™re planning to stay local, these sessions offer an easy way to add some adventure, creativity, and a touch of theatre to the break โ€” all without needing to book or travel far.

๐ŸŠ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ โ€“ Monday 29 June
Meet native Australian animals up close with Wildlife Habitat keepers.

โ™ป๏ธ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐–๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ โ€“ Tuesday 30 June
A handsโ€‘on recycled craft activity plus a special visit from a real rubbish truck.

๐ŸŽญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ โ€“ Tuesday 7 July
A quirky, gothicโ€‘themed performance blending puppetry, costumes, movement, and music.

All sessions start at 10:30AM and are free to attend. A great way to keep the holidays simple, local, and fun.

Mossman State School Miallo State School Wonga Beach State School Port Douglas State School Daintree State School St Augustine's Primary School, Mossman Alexandra Bay State School Julatten State School

โœจ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐€ ๐–๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐…๐”๐‹ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐†!๐ŸฅณWe had the best time joining the Under 8s Day at Wonga Beach State School, meeting so many cu...
17/06/2026

โœจ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐€ ๐–๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐…๐”๐‹ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐†!

๐ŸฅณWe had the best time joining the Under 8s Day at Wonga Beach State School, meeting so many curious little ones and their families.

๐Ÿ“–It was so lovely to chat about what Douglas Libraries have to offer from story books, play, picture books to FREE membership, rhyme time and so much more.

๐ŸชฑWe were also lucky to have Douglas Shire Council Resource Recovery Officer Emma bring along some fun activities that included an up close and personal look at some wriggly friends!

๐ŸŒž School Holidays Are Nearly Here โ€” Have You Made Your Plans?If youโ€™re staying close to home these school holidays, Moss...
17/06/2026

๐ŸŒž School Holidays Are Nearly Here โ€” Have You Made Your Plans?

If youโ€™re staying close to home these school holidays, Mossman Library has you covered with a lineโ€‘up of free, fun, familyโ€‘friendly activities designed to keep kids busy, curious, and entertained.

From wildlife encounters to creative recycling and a wonderfully quirky theatre performance, thereโ€™s something for every young explorer right here in Douglas โ€” no travel required.

๐Ÿพ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ โ€“ Monday 29 June
Kids can meet some of Australiaโ€™s most fascinating animals up close with Wildlife Habitat keepers.

โ™ป๏ธ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐–๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ โ€“ Tuesday 30 June
A handsโ€‘on recycled craft workshop plus a special visit from a real rubbish truck.

๐ŸŽญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ โ€“ Tuesday 7 July
A dark, witty, delightfully odd performance bringing gothic poetry to life through puppetry, costumes, movement, and music.

All sessions start at 10:30AM, require no bookings, and are perfect for families looking for easy, dropโ€‘in holiday fun.

๐Ÿช‡๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐๐„๐€๐“๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‹๐˜๐๐ƒ๐€๐ŸŽผLocal music teacher-Lynda Irvine-is a special guest at Mossman Library's Story Time sessions...
12/06/2026

๐Ÿช‡๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐๐„๐€๐“๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‹๐˜๐๐ƒ๐€

๐ŸŽผLocal music teacher-Lynda Irvine-is a special guest at Mossman Library's Story Time sessions until the end of term 2

๐ŸฅLynda is facilitating musical experiences for 2-5 year old children and their carers- allowing children to explore their creativity through beats, rhythms, instruments and games

๐Ÿช‡ Have a look at all the fun they've been having and come and join Lynda at Mossman Library for Storytime Beats on Friday 19th and 26th June at 10am.

Music 4 All Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub Kindylinq Wonga Mossman Support Services Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre Douglas Shire Council First 5 Forever

๐ŸŒˆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ!Mossman Library is turning up the excitement these school holidays with...
11/06/2026

๐ŸŒˆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ!
Mossman Library is turning up the excitement these school holidays with a trio of free, handsโ€‘on, imaginationโ€‘fuelled activities for local kids. If youโ€™re looking for ways to keep young minds curious, creative, and entertained, the library has you covered.

๐Ÿพ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž โ€“ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ
10:30AM | Ages 5+ | No bookings required
Kick off the holidays with a wild encounter! Passionate wildlife keepers from Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas are bringing some of Australiaโ€™s most fascinating creatures right into the library. Kids can get up close, ask questions, and learn what makes our native animals so special.

โ™ป๏ธ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž โ€“ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐–๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ
10:30AM | Ages 5+ | No bookings required
Itโ€™s time to turn trash into treasure. This recycled craft workshop invites kids to get creative while learning about sustainability. And the highlight? A real rubbish truck will be stopping by for an upโ€‘close look at how waste is collected and managed in our community.

๐ŸŽญ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ• ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ โ€“ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐
10:30AM | Ages 6+ | No bookings required
For something a little quirky and wonderfully theatrical, โ€œStark Raven Madโ€ brings gothic poetry to life through puppetry, costumes, movement, and music. Itโ€™s dark, witty, and delightfully absurd โ€” a performance that will spark imaginations and leave kids buzzing.

All sessions are free, relaxed, and designed for families to drop in and enjoy. Whether your child loves animals, art, or a bit of dramatic flair, Mossman Library has a holiday adventure waiting.

Mossman State School Miallo State School Wonga Beach State School Port Douglas State School St Augustine's Primary School, Mossman Daintree State School Alexandra Bay State School Julatten State School

โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐˜ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ...
04/06/2026

โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐˜ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ซ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ณ๐˜ข.โ€

Well, well, wellโ€ฆ local paranormal romance author ๐‰๐ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ is back, back, back again with his latest release, ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜บ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ.

Join ๐‰๐ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ at ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ on ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž at ๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ for an evening of laughter, inspirations, and all things wonderfully strange.

๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐š ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ few ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐คs ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ! ๐ŸฅณThree Under 8s days, a National Simultaneous Storytime and a Diwan...
30/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐š ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ few ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐คs ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ!

๐ŸฅณThree Under 8s days, a National Simultaneous Storytime and a Diwan Rainforest Reads Storytime at Jungle Kids Playgroup.
Phew! ๐Ÿฅณ

๐ŸคฉBig thanks to Mossman State School, Port Douglas State School and Miallo State School for inviting us to your Under 8โ€™s days!
A great week of fun, laughter, learning and play๐Ÿคฉ

Mossman State School Port Douglas State School Miallo State School Douglas Shire Council State Library of Queensland

๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ŸŽถ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐๐š ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถCome along and enjoy a fun, gentle introduction...
27/05/2026

๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ

๐ŸŽถ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐๐š ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ŸŽถ

๐ŸŽถCome along and enjoy a fun, gentle introduction to music and movement with your little one.
This session is the first of a series of five, especially designed for 2-5-year-olds, creating a warm and relaxed space where you can bond, play, and explore sounds together๐ŸŽถ

๐ŸŽถWe look forward to seeing you.

๐ŸฅMossman Library
๐Ÿฅ10am
๐ŸฅFriday 29th May

Douglas Shire Council Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub Mossman State School Kindylinq Wonga

โšฝ๐Ÿฆ˜๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐’๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐‹๐“๐€๐๐„๐Ž๐”๐’ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐Ÿฆ˜โšฝ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž recommences on Wednesday after five fabulous weeks of music with Lyn...
25/05/2026

โšฝ๐Ÿฆ˜๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐’๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐‹๐“๐€๐๐„๐Ž๐”๐’ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐Ÿฆ˜โšฝ

๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž recommences on Wednesday after five fabulous weeks of music with Lynda.

โšฝMossman Library will kick off by celebrating National Simultaneous Storytime and reading this year's picture book- '๐™‡๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™๐™ค๐™ค- ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™†๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ง๐™ค๐™ค ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง'๐Ÿฆ˜โšฝ

๐Ÿฆ˜ Wednesday 27th May
๐Ÿฆ˜ Mossman Library
๐Ÿฆ˜ 10am
๐Ÿฆ˜Children of all ages welcome

Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub Kindylinq Wonga Mossman Support Services

Address

14 Mill Street
Mossman, QLD
4873

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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+61740999496

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